Check out the prepared social media posts below that you can use to share the message on your social media channels! Just download and re-post. We encourage all attendees and supporters back home to engage on Facebook, Instagram or X using hashtags #BigBadTobacco #BigBadNicotine and #VoicesAgainstTobacco. Be sure to also tag us @CaTobaccoCenter and your legislator in posts! For additional support, email [email protected].
Find Your Legislator on Social Media: Legislative Social Media Handles and check out our Social Media Cheat Sheet: Social Media Cheat Sheet
- Select image and save it to your computer or phone.
- Copy and/or customize captions provided.
- Post to Social Media platform of your choice.
- Make sure to tag friends and include: #VoicesAgainstTobacco #BigBadTobacco
For Facebook, tap the post box. There will generally be a phrase like “Write something” or What’s on your mind?” Paste captions and image, click “Publish.”
For Instagram, tap the “+” button to create new post. Choose photo (s), type caption, share post.
For X, you can use up to 280 characters. From the Home screen, tap the Post icon in the bottom-right of screen. It looks like a + symbol inside a blue circle. Add your image and post. To schedule your post to be sent at a later date/time, select calendar icon, schedule, and confirm.
You can also make it personal.
Personalized Examples:
- I’m passionate about saving lives from #BigBadTobacco because my mother died from heart disease due to a lifetime of smoking. Now they are using high-nicotine products to hook us. Thank you @LegislativeHandle for hearing our stories during I&E Days. #VoicesAgainstTobacco #BigBadNicotine
- I’m passionate about saving lives from the tobacco and nicotine industry. They have targeted my family and my community. I’m grateful I get to share information with @LegislativeHandle during I&E Days. #VoicesAgainstTobacco #BigBadNicotine
Remember to:
- Monitor event hashtags #BigBadTobacco and #VoicesAgainstTobacco and engage in other’s posts to show solidarity and amplify our voices. Like, Share, Comment.
- Post a picture with your Assemblymember and Senator thanking them and/or their staff for their time and tag them.
- Use prepared posts (below) and/or post your own updates, interesting tobacco facts, photos, videos advocating for healthier communities using the hashtags.
- Personalize these messages, when possible, to include your personal story or your “why.” Personalization has the biggest impact.
- Follow the Tobacco Endgame Center @CaTobaccoCenter on X (Formerly Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram to easily share messages and join the conversation.
To download the image:
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Right-click on the image.
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Select “Save Image As” to download it to your device.
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Re-post it on your social media channels!
Post #1 (Video)
Post Caption: Nicotine is an addictive poison that harms developing brains and increases risk for cardiovascular disease. High-dose nicotine products are addicting a new generation. Learn the truth: The Truth About Nicotine #VoicesAgainstTobacco #BigBadTobacco #BigBadNicotine
Post #2
Post Caption: We’re a powerful force! Hundreds of advocates are taking the Capitol by storm to talk with lawmakers about California’s nicotine crisis. Learn the truth: The Truth About Nicotine #VoicesAgainstTobacco #BigBadTobacco #BigBadNicotine
Post #3
Post Caption: Nicotine is a Potent Poison banned as a pesticide. So why is it still allowed for human consumption? Learn the truth: The Truth About Nicotine #VoicesAgainstTobacco #BigBadTobacco #BigBadNicotine
Post #4
Post Caption: Nicotine harms developing brains and worsens depression and anxiety. Learn the truth: The Truth About Nicotine #VoicesAgainstTobacco #BigBadTobacco #BigBadNicotine
Post #5
Post Caption: #BigBadNicotine targets youth. Smart vapes are being gamified to attract youth with video games and prizes. Learn the truth: The Truth About Nicotine #VoicesAgainstTobacco #BigBadTobacco #BigBadNicotine
Post #6
Post Caption: Nicotine increases risk of Cardiovascular Disease. Learn the truth: The Truth About Nicotine #VoicesAgainstTobacco #BigBadTobacco #BigBadNicotine
Post #7
Post Caption: Together, California’s communities are paving the way to a healthier, tobacco and nicotine free future! Learn the truth: The Truth About Nicotine #VoicesAgainstTobacco #BigBadTobacco #BigBadNicotine
Post #8
Post Caption: In California 40,000 people every year die needlessly from tobacco, the leading cause of preventable death. Let’s change that. Learn the truth: The Truth About Nicotine #VoicesAgainstTobacco #BigBadTobacco #BigBadNicotine
Post #9
Post Caption: Every day 100 people in California die because of commercial tobacco. Commercial Tobacco is still the leading cause of preventable death. Let’s change that. Learn the truth: The Truth About Nicotine #VoicesAgainstTobacco #BigBadTobacco #BigBadNicotine
Post #10
Post Caption: Listen up! The Tobacco Industry plays dirty. They use racism, sexism, and transphobia to sell their deadly products. From menthol cigarettes in Black neighborhoods to sponsoring Pride events, #BigBadTobacco is all about profit—even if it means exploiting lives. Learn the truth: The Truth About Nicotine #VoicesAgainstTobacco #BigBadTobacco #BigBadNicotine
Use this Canva template if you would like to customize the colors or resize these images for Instagram or Facebook stories.
Post #11
Post caption: Taxpayers cover the cost of cleaning up the Tobacco Industry’s trash. Cigarette butts are still the #1 trash item found on beaches and roadsides. Learn the truth: The Truth About Nicotine #VoicesAgainstTobacco #BigBadTobacco #BigBadNicotine
Post #12
Post caption: CA taxpayers spend more than $41 million a year cleaning up tobacco and nicotine product waste from roadsides. The state’s largest cities spend between $7.1 million (San Francisco) and $19.7 million (Los Angeles) per year cleaning up tobacco litter. Learn the truth: The Truth About Nicotine #VoicesAgainstTobacco #BigBadTobacco #BigBadNicotine
Post #13
Post Caption: Do you know how much the Tobacco Industry costs our Californians and the economy?Learn the truth: The Truth About Nicotine #VoicesAgainstTobacco #BigBadTobacco #BigBadNicotine
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Post Caption: Each time the Tobacco Industry addicts another generation of young people, they put taxpayers on the hook for billions of dollars. Learn the truth: The Truth About Nicotine #VoicesAgainstTobacco #BigBadTobacco #BigBadNicotine
Use this Canva template if you would like to customize the colors or resize these images for Instagram or Facebook stories.
Using social media to thank your legislator:
Let’s celebrate @LegislatorHandle for their commitment to the health of their constituents by boldly standing up to #BigBadTobacco #BigBadNicotine. Together we’re saving lives. 👏 👏 👏 #VoicesAgainstTobacco
Thank you @LegislatorHandle for joining us to learn about California’s growing nicotine crisis.
We know @LegislatorHandle is busy, so we want to send a special thank you to [HIM / HER/ THEM] for learning how we can work together to save CA lives from the harms of high-nicotine products. #VoicesAgainstTobacco
Thank you @LegislatorHandle for spending your time today learning how we can work together to save Californians from the leading cause of preventable death. #BigBadTobacco #BigBadNicotine will not win. #VoicesAgainstTobacco
So thankful for @LegislatorHandle’s time today! Together we will fight for the health of our communities. #BigBadTobacco #BigBadNicotine will not win. #VoicesAgainstTobacco
